仿佛 (fǎng fú) — to seem; as if
Definition
仿佛 (fǎngfú) means 'seems, as if' and is slightly more literary than the everyday 好像. Unlike 似的, it stands alone as an adverb before the verb, not as a sentence-final particle.
adverb
to seemas if
Examples
- 仿佛，。Tā fǎng fú hěn lèi, yì zhí zài dǎ hā qian.He seems very tired, yawning all the time.
- ，仿佛。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā fǎng fú sōng le yì kǒu qì.Upon hearing the news, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
- 仿佛。Yuǎn chù de shān zài wù zhōng fǎng fú xiān jìng yì bān.The distant mountains in the mist seem like a fairyland.
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